Crystal to join law school faculty
Former USC scholar to serve here as distinguished visiting professor

CHARLESTON, S.C., July 10, 2008 -- Legal scholar Nathan Crystal has joined the Charleston School of Law faculty as a distinguished visiting professor, Dean Andy Abrams announced today.

“The Charleston School of Law is absolutely delighted to have an individual of Nathan Crystal’s personal and professional caliber join our already outstanding faculty,” Abrams said. “In his over 30 years in legal education, Professor Crystal has established himself as one of the preeminent teacher-scholars in the nation ­- authoring critically acclaimed law books in the fields of professional responsibility as well as contracts, which are courses he will teach at the Charleston School of Law.

“Speaking from personal experience having taken two of Professor Crystal’s courses while I was in law school, I am excited that our students will likewise have the opportunity to be taught by one of the true luminaries in legal education.”

Crystal, who has a master’s in law from Harvard Law School (1976) and a law degree with honors from Emory Law School (1971), taught at the University of South Carolina law school from 1976 through this year, when he retired. At USC, he served as the Class of 1969 Professor of Professional Responsibility and Contract Law from 1999-2008. He held a similar position from 1991 to 1999. He also served as associate dean from 1987 to 1992.

Crystal is widely published in legal circles, including serving as author of a text on professional responsibility now in its fourth edition. The 2008 book, Professional Responsibility: Problems of Practice and the Profession, is used at more than 30 law schools around the country. Additionally, he is co-author of Problems in Contract Law: Cases and Materials, which is used at more than 80 law schools nationally.